That’s up from 29.4 percent 13 months earlier. It comes at a time when political insiders mindful of his 2016 sexting scandal still try to cast serious doubt on his prospects for winning a second term in 2019, if he even runs again. Both polls were conducted by the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center.

Yenni is one of three big names in the mix for parish president next year, although he says he has not yet decided on making the race. Nor has Parish Councilwoman Cynthia Lee-Sheng, who says she will either run for re-election or parish president. The only declared candidate is former Parish President John Young.

Anything can happen in the next eight months, to be sure, and no doubt additional candidates will emerge by the time qualifying for the Oct. 12 ballot closes on Aug. 8. For now, here’s a look at the three big names, all them Republicans:

Her weak spot with voters might be that, unlike Yenni and Young, she has never run an organization as large as the $652 million, 3,284-employee parish administration.

The candidates don’t have to report their 2018 campaign finances until Feb. 15. Lee-Sheng said last week she had $105,000 in her election account, and she held another fundraiser this week.

Grandson of one parish president and nephew of another, Yenni was Kenner’s mayor for five years when voters elected him Jefferson’s chief administrator in 2015. Before that, he was Kenner Mayor Ed Muniz’s chief administrative officer and had worked most of his adult life in Kenner and Jefferson Parish government administrations.

He said he helped restore trust, transparency and accountability in Jefferson government after political scandal forced his predecessor, Aaron Broussard, from office. Among his other accomplishments were completing and opening the $54.5 million Jefferson Performing Arts Center, a debacle of a project that began two parish presidents before Young, and persuading FEMA to forgive a $65.9 million debt dating from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

While rarely combative in public, Young was not popular with colleagues when he served on the Parish Council. They also found him difficult when he was parish president.

Young said this week he has about $235,000 in the bank for the campaign.